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rotary engines `and pumps for which 'British Figurelshowsa plan ofthe complete engine, and Fig. 2 a longitudinal section of the same,

divided in. halves on the4 axial plane of the driving-shaft, is divided at right angles to 'formed With steamand exhaust chests C C.

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SPEGIFICATION forming part of 'Letters'E-atent No. 295,380, dated March 18, 1884.

I Application tiled September 20, 1883. (No model.)

@ all whom. t may concern/.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD HURRELL FROUDE, acitizen of England, residing at Kensington, in the county of Middlesex, England, have inventedy an Improved Construction of Rotary `lhlngines and Pumps, ot' which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to the class of Letters Patent were granted to B. Tower, dated October 2, 1879 No. 3,953, and United States Letters Patentto Georgellurray, J r. ,Nd 221,599. Myimproved construction of such engines `will be readily understood on reference to the accompanying drawingsin which- While Figs. 3 to i2 show detached details.

The spherical casing A A', instead of being such axial plane, the part A; through which the driving-shaft passes, being bolted to the bed-plate B, while the part A', carrying the dummy-shaft, is bolted to A. The part A is (Shown more clearly in the detached views of the half-casing at Figs. 3, a, and 5, in which Fig. 3 shows a side View; Fig. 4, a part front end view, and Fig. 5 a back end view, partly in section on line 5 5, Fig. 3.) These chests communicate, iirst, with the steam and exhaust pi pes by branches D D', and, secondly, with the interior of the cylindrical extension Azrof A by ports E E. The chests G C also communicate with the ports F Fl in the cylindrical extension A3 of the half-easing A by means of passages Gr G', formed partly in A and partly in A. The part A is shown detached in Figs. 6 to l1, in which Fig. 6 shows a side view, Fig. Y a part front view, andFig. 8 a part bach view, While Figs. 9, 10, and 11 show sections taken, respectively, on lines 9 9,1010, andill 11.

`The cylindrical extension A2 of A is closed at its outer end byacoyer and sti1iiing-boX,A", (shown inside and end view at Figsn22 and 23,) through whichthe engine-shaft H passes, and it has itted accurately Wit-hin it a cylinder, I, (shown detached in side andend views at Figs. 12 and 13,) in which are formed passponding with the ports E E of the casing, and also ports J2 Jon thelatinnerface,which ts against the circular lia-t face of the main blade K, to be presently described, these circular `fiat faces being made to correspond with the plane of intersection of the interior of the cylinder A2 with that of the sphere A. Thus the steam passing from the steam-chest C will find its Way through the passage J and port J2 into the spherical casing Whenever the port is uncovered by the notches It of the blade K, and the exhaust will in like manner pass from A through port J3, passage J', and exhaust-chest C. Theiiat face of blade K, with its notches, consequentlyacts as valveface relatively to the ports J2 J3, and the two faces are kept in close contact, either by means of push-screws L, Fig. 14, screwing through the cylinder-cover and pressing I against the valve-face, pull-screws L', Fig. 15, being provided to loch the cylinder I, `or springs may be provided between l and the cylinder-cover for the purpose, or steam-pressure may be employed, or, again, liners and pull-back screws 'may be used.l

with K and I, but convex and. concave, and

the hole through which the dummy-shaft 0 passes is provided with a barrel-shaped bush, l?, (shown in side and end view at Figs.

"20 and 21,) introduced into a recess therein by separating the two halves of which the cylinder Mis formed. Theobjeet of forming the meet-ing surfaces of Maud K spherical and providing the bush F is to allow the dummyshaft O to adapt itself to deviations caused by the elasticity of the engine-shaft or imperfections of workmanship, and to prevent any irnperfect contact between the` meeting faces of M and K ink consequence of such deviations. The surface of K', with its notches L' Working against M, acts as a valve-face, similarly to K,

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for alternately admitting steam to the spheril cal casing and exhausting it therefrom through the ports N2 N. The'cylinder M is for this purpose kept steam-tight against K by pushscrews L, Fig. 14, and is locked by pull-screws L, Fig. 16. The piston Q and blades K K, with engine-shaftH and dummy-shaft O, are shown combined in perspective at Fig. 24, and detached at Figs. 25 to 30.

Figs. 25, 26, and 27, show, respectively,a side View, a plan, and an end view of the blade K, and Figs. 28, 29, and 30 show similar views of the blade K. The blade K and shaft H, as also the blade K and shaft O, are each made of one solid piece of steel, the blades having their sides beveled, as shown, to correspond with the inclinations of the piston Q in the one direction and the other during its revolution. The blades have projecting trunnionpins 7c, forming the cross-axes ofthe movement, which trunnions fit into brasses S, attached to the piston Q. The blades have, furthermore,notches 7c on each side, which, as the blades revolve, come respectively opposite the ports J2 J and N2 N3, so as to put the spaces between the blades and the piston alternately in communication with the steam supply and the exhaust. The blades are made' to work steam-tight against the spherical casing by means of packing-pieces R R', (shown in side and end view at Figs. 31 and 32,) which fit into deep grooves in the blade. The parts R R overlap each other, as shown, and slide upon each other with curved surfaces at r, so that while R is pressed outward by a spring at r and R is pressed in a direction at right angles thereto by a spring at r2 their outer packing-edges will always form a continuous circular curvature. The part R fits with its notched surface against the packing-piece T for the brasses S of the trunnions k. The blades K K have, furthermore, grooves at 7c3, into which are vfitted packing-pieces working against the cylindrical parts q, formed on the piston Q. This piston, which is shown detached in front and side view at Figs. 33` and 34, has four gaps, q, into which fit the before-mentioned brasses S. (Shown in front view, side view, and end View at Figs. 35, 36, and 37.) These brasses consist of a plate, s, which is secured by screws to the piston itself, and of a cylindrical part, s', formed on the plate, and fitting with at sides into the gaps q. The axes ofthe holes stof the brasses coincide with the central cross-axes of the piston itself. The piston is made to work steamtight against the spherical surface of the casing by means of curved packing-pieces U, Figs. 38 and 39, fitting into grooves formed on the edge of the piston, while horseshoe packing-pieces T fit round the bearings S. Small springs in recesses at qi in the piston press these pieces T outward, and the pieces U, being notched into the pieces T, are consev quently also pressed outward thereby.

The action of the engine is the same as described in the before-mentioned patents. As

one of the notches la of the blades bK K passes,

respectively, over the ports J2 and N2 steam will be admittedl to those chambers between the blades and piston, which for the time being are enlarging, the pressure of the steam effecting such enlargement, and thereby producing the rotation of the engine shaft. When the notch 7c has passed the edge of the port, expansion will take. place, until by the rotation of the blade the notch k is brought opposite the exhaust-port J3 or N3, whereupon the chamber will be exhausted.

Figs. 40 to 42 show to an enlarged scale the arrangement which I employ for automatically lubricating theworking parts of the engine. Figs. 40 and 41 show opposite side views, and Fig. 42 a front view. This arrangement has for its object to enable the rapidly-revolving engine-shaft H to impart to the plunger V of the lubricating-pump a slow and intermittent movement while the pump isdrawing in a charge of lubricant, and a more rapid movement while it is discharging, so that a jet of lubricant can be directed onto the rubbingsurfaces evenin opposition to high fluid-pressure. For this purpose a worm, WV, is formed or fixed on the shaft H, in gear with which is a worm-wheel, X, on a spindle carried by a bracket, X, Fig. 2, which spindle carries an eccentric, X2, workingapawl, X3. This pawl is in gear with a ratchet-wheel, Y, loose on a spindle, Y, on which is fixed a second ratchetwheel, Y, of smaller diameter than Y and having in its circumference about half the number of teeth which Yhas. Thus thepawl X3 is made to turn the ratchet-wheel Y completely round before the deep tooth g/ of the latter allows it to come in gear with the ratchetwheel Y2, so as to turn this one tooth. Thus a very slow step-by-step motion is imparted to the spindle Y from the rapidly-revolving engine-shaft H. On the spindle Y2 is xed a wheel, Z, having teeth on part offits circumference only, which teeth are made to gear with the worm WV after the spindle Y has been turned round to an extent corresponding with the space on the wheel Z, on which there are no teeth. The wheel Z has a crank-pin, Z', connected by a link to the plunger V of the vlubricating-pump. Thus it will be seen that after the spindle Y2 has been moved round very slowly through part of its revolution by the pawland ratchet-wheels the teeth of Z, in coming in gear with the worm W, will cause the crank-pin to turn rapidly during the remainder of the revolution, and this movement being made to effect the instroke of the plunger the lubricant will be forced by the pump V through the pipe V and suitable passages to the moving parts of the engine. f

Having thus described the nature of my invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I claim-w 1. The casing A A', divided transversely to the axial line of the engine-shaft, having cylindrical extensions A2 A, with steam and exhaust chests C C', ports E E F F', and pas- IOC IIO

sages G- G', arranged and operating substantiallfyr as herein described.

2. The cylinder I, having steam and exhaust passages J J and ports J2 J3, and pressed by screws L L or equivalent devices against the flat face oi' the blade l, substantially as described.

3. The round-ended oylinderM, having passages N N and ports N2 N3, and pressed by screws LIF or equivalent devices against the concave face of the blade' K', substantially as described.

4. in combination With the divided cylinder M, the barrel-shaped bush P,through which the dummy-shaft O passes, for allowinga certain amount of lateral play of the shaft in the cylinder, substantially,r as described. The blades K K', with notches la', operating, in combination with the ports Ji J N'N 3, for alternatelyr putting the spaces in the casing; A A in communication with the steam and exhaust.

6. The `blades K K', with trunnion-pins k formed in one piece therewith, in combinati on with the disk or piston Q, having separate brasses S, for receiving the trunnioirpins fixed in gaps 'q' therein, substantial15r as herein described.

7. In combination with the blades K K.` and rpiston Q, the packing-pieces R R', T, and U,

arranged and operating substantially as herein described.

8. The combination of the dummy O, provided with the blade K', the shaft H, provided with thel blade K, a worm on said shaft, a Wheelhaving teeth on part of its circumference for gearing with the Worm, a pump for supplying a lubricant to said parts, a crankpin for imparting,` motion to said pump, and a paWl-and-ratchet connection between said wheel and crank-pin, whereby the said pump will be operated to supply a lubricant to said parts, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciiieation, in the presence of two subscribing` witnesses, this 5th day of September, A. D. lesa R. H. FROUDE.

XVit-nesses:

OLIVER IMRAY, DANIEL ROGERS. 

